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i'm amy goodman. amy goodman: we continue with our democracy now! special, on our journey of yip harburg's life with his son, ernie harburg. ernie talks about how yip harburg wrote the lyrics to the wizard of oz. ernie harburg: actually, yip did more than the lyrics. when they werewhen yip and harold arlen were called in to do the score of the wizard of oz, it was yip who had this executive experience in his electrical appliance business and also had become a show doctor, so he wasthat is, when a show wasn't working, you would call somebody and try to fix it up. he had an overview of shows and he had an executive talent. and so, he was always what they called a "muscle man" in a show, alright? and he'd already worked with bert lahr in a great song, "the woodchopper's song," and amy goodman: wait a second. bert lahr, the lion? ernie harburg: the lion. businessbert lahr and most of e people were from vaudeville and burlesque. and yip knew them in the '20s, but he actually worked with bert lahr in this l
i'm amy goodman. amy goodman: we continue with our democracy now! special, on our journey of yip harburg's life with his son, ernie harburg. ernie talks about how yip harburg wrote the lyrics to the wizard of oz. ernie harburg: actually, yip did more than the lyrics. when they werewhen yip and harold arlen were called in to do the score of the wizard of oz, it was yip who had this executive experience in his electrical appliance business and also had become a show doctor, so he wasthat is, when...
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i'm amy goodman. amy goodman: commemorations are being held across the country this year to mark the hundredth anniversary of the birth of one of the country's greatest songwriters, woody guthrie. born on july 14, 1912, in okemah, oklahoma, guthrie wrote hundreds of folk songs, including "this land is your land," "pastures of plenty," "pretty boy floyd," "do re mi" and this song, "the ranger's command." narrator: two fragments of film survive of guthrie performing. one of them, lost in the archives for 40 years has only just come to light. woody guthrie: [singing] but the rustlers broke on us in the dead hours of night; she 'rose from her blanket, a battle to fight. she 'rose from her blanket with a gun in each hand, said: come all of you cowboys, fight for your land. amy goodman: a rare 1945 video recording of woody guthrie. known as the dust bowl troubadour, guthrie became a major influence on countless musicians, including bob dylan, bruce springsteen, pete seeger and phil ochs. while woody guthrie
i'm amy goodman. amy goodman: commemorations are being held across the country this year to mark the hundredth anniversary of the birth of one of the country's greatest songwriters, woody guthrie. born on july 14, 1912, in okemah, oklahoma, guthrie wrote hundreds of folk songs, including "this land is your land," "pastures of plenty," "pretty boy floyd," "do re mi" and this song, "the ranger's command." narrator: two fragments of film survive of...
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i'm amy goodman. president obama will open deficit reduction talks friday with a call for one point -- $ 1.6 trillion tax hike on corporations and the wealthiest americans in the next 10 years. the figure is double the total offered by house republicans during masters debt talks. on tuesday, democrats signaled they would reject republican calls to preserve the bush tax cuts for top earners in exchange for removing deductions. it is unclear if obama will revive his previous willingness to raise the retirement age to 67 and cap benefit hikes under social security. obama and house speaker john boehner are due to begin negotiations friday on averting the so-called fiscal cliff of expiring tax cuts and automatic spending reductions set to take effect at the end of the year. speaking in washington, treasury secretary timothy geithner stressed the urgency of reaching a deal. >> i know the cliff is unattractive. it would cause a lot of damage to the american economy. a careful about those who argue and urge f
i'm amy goodman. president obama will open deficit reduction talks friday with a call for one point -- $ 1.6 trillion tax hike on corporations and the wealthiest americans in the next 10 years. the figure is double the total offered by house republicans during masters debt talks. on tuesday, democrats signaled they would reject republican calls to preserve the bush tax cuts for top earners in exchange for removing deductions. it is unclear if obama will revive his previous willingness to raise...
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i'm amy goodman. president obama has been reelected to a second term with a resounding victory over republican challenger mitt romney. obama ended the night with at least 303 electoral votes, sweeping the critical battleground states of ohio, iowa, wisconsin, pennsylvania, nevada, and colorado. obama's tally is expected to rise after in florida, were he currently leads romney by over 46,000 votes. in a victory speech from chicago, obama said he returns to the white house with renewed purpose. >> i return to the white house moh determined and more inspired than ever about the future that lies ahead. you elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. in the coming weeks and months, out and working with leaders of both parties to meet the challenges we can only solve together. reducing our deficit, reforming our tax codes, fixing our immigration system, freeing ourselves from foreign oil. we have more work to do. >> mitt romney won the traditional republican states, but ended up with only one swing state vi
i'm amy goodman. president obama has been reelected to a second term with a resounding victory over republican challenger mitt romney. obama ended the night with at least 303 electoral votes, sweeping the critical battleground states of ohio, iowa, wisconsin, pennsylvania, nevada, and colorado. obama's tally is expected to rise after in florida, were he currently leads romney by over 46,000 votes. in a victory speech from chicago, obama said he returns to the white house with renewed purpose....
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i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from st. louis, missouri, from missouri public television and from new york city. over 4 million people have entered their fourth day without power across 12 states, folling theevastating superstorm sandy. concern is growing for people who lack food, water, and heat. we begin today's show in the brooklyn neighborhood of red hook, one of the hardest-hit areas of the city. it is home to one of the largest public housing developments in the city. on wednesday, "democracy now!" team interviewed a number of people who survive the storm. we began outside the red hook initiative, a community organization that has teamed up with and occupy wall street offshoot called occupy sandy to provid batteries, and other supplies to local residents. >> it is like a war zone out here. there are people in wheelchair'' that cannot get downstairs because the elevators are out. it is bad out here. >> we do not have any services out here. they're not even coming. >> i am a former employee of the initiati and just mayb
i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from st. louis, missouri, from missouri public television and from new york city. over 4 million people have entered their fourth day without power across 12 states, folling theevastating superstorm sandy. concern is growing for people who lack food, water, and heat. we begin today's show in the brooklyn neighborhood of red hook, one of the hardest-hit areas of the city. it is home to one of the largest public housing developments in the city. on wednesday,...
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i'm amy goodman. israel is threatening to launch a ground invasion of the gaza strip after breaking an informal ceasefire with a series of deadly attacks. on wednesday, an israeli airstrike assassinated the head of hamas' military wing. the bombing continued, killing at least 13 solutions, including a baby and a mother pregnant with twins. more than one headed palestinians were wounded. at least three israelis were killed when palestinian rockets hit a residential building in the town of kiryat malahi, the first israeli fatality since the latest fighting began. israel says it is try to prevent rocket fire, but the latest round began last week when israeli troops killed a young boy in gaza. the situation has escalated since saturday when palestinian militants fired at an israeli military vehicle near the israel-gaza border. after palestinian militant groups agreed to an informal truce on monday, israel broke two days of quiet with wednesday's attack. at the united nations, the palestinian envoy condemn
i'm amy goodman. israel is threatening to launch a ground invasion of the gaza strip after breaking an informal ceasefire with a series of deadly attacks. on wednesday, an israeli airstrike assassinated the head of hamas' military wing. the bombing continued, killing at least 13 solutions, including a baby and a mother pregnant with twins. more than one headed palestinians were wounded. at least three israelis were killed when palestinian rockets hit a residential building in the town of kiryat...
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we have amy goodman. obama has to set a second agenda. aboutodman's recent book attacks is called "the silence and jordy." -- "the silenced majority." >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: for more tonight on the election of 2012 and what it means beyond the results, i am pleased to be joined by amy goodman. she is the host of "democracy now!" and her new book is called "the silent majority." she joins us from new york. good to have you back on this program. >> it is great to be with you, tavis. tavis: there so as to talk about. your thoughts on what happened this week, giuliani presidential race and whether you were surprised by
we have amy goodman. obama has to set a second agenda. aboutodman's recent book attacks is called "the silence and jordy." -- "the silenced majority." >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the...
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i'm amy goodman. president obama return to the white house on wednesday hours after his convincing win over republican challenger mitt romney in the 2012 election. aides say obama has immediately turned to the so-called fiscal cliff of $700 billion in expiring tax cuts and automatic spending reductions set to take effect at the end of the year. under the terms of last year's debt deal, obama and senate democrats must agree on a deficit reduction package with house republicans or face automatic cuts that will likely contract the economy. on wednesday, both senate majority leader harry reid and house speaker john boehner pledged to negotiate in good faith. >> the american people want us to work together. republicans and democrats want us to work together. they want a balanced approach to everything, but especially the situation we have dealing with this huge deficit and taxes that are part of that. >> there is an alternative to going over the fiscal cliff. it involves making real changes to the financia
i'm amy goodman. president obama return to the white house on wednesday hours after his convincing win over republican challenger mitt romney in the 2012 election. aides say obama has immediately turned to the so-called fiscal cliff of $700 billion in expiring tax cuts and automatic spending reductions set to take effect at the end of the year. under the terms of last year's debt deal, obama and senate democrats must agree on a deficit reduction package with house republicans or face automatic...
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i'm amy goodman. violence continues to flare in the israeli assault on the gaza strip as a cease-fire remains out of reach. and breaking news, about 21 people have been wounded in a bus bombing near military headquarters in the israeli city of tel aviv. israeli police say two suspects threw a bomb on to the bus before fleeing the scene. the attack marks one of the worst inside israel and several years. tuesday saw an unrelenting wave of israeli strikes on the gaza strip, with the palestinian toll climbing to over 139 dead and more than 1000 wounded. palestinian rocket fire also continues to hit israel from gaza. to israelis -- a civilian and a soldier -- were killed on tuesday, bringing the israeli death toll to 5 over the past week. the violence follows rumors of an imminent ceasefire announcement with secretary of state hillary clinton's arrival in the region tuesday night. a truce was reportedly agreed to through the egyptian government in cairo, but hamas and egyptian officials say is requested a
i'm amy goodman. violence continues to flare in the israeli assault on the gaza strip as a cease-fire remains out of reach. and breaking news, about 21 people have been wounded in a bus bombing near military headquarters in the israeli city of tel aviv. israeli police say two suspects threw a bomb on to the bus before fleeing the scene. the attack marks one of the worst inside israel and several years. tuesday saw an unrelenting wave of israeli strikes on the gaza strip, with the palestinian...
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i'm amy goodman. voting is underway across the country as americans head to the polls to decided 2012 election between president obama and republican challenger mitt romney. the outcome will again hinge on the results and a handful of battleground states, namely ohio, florida, iowa, and virginia. addressing supporters in wisconsin, president obama said his initial campaign vow of change is still under way. >> when i say, wisconsin, that i know what real change looks like, you have cause to believe me because you have seen the fight for it and you have seen me deliver it. you see the scars on me to prove it. you have seen the gray hair on my head to show you what it means to fight for change. and you have been there with me. after all we have been through together, we cannot give up now. we have got more change to do. >> president obama finished a packed day of campaigning in iowa, the state that effectively launched his white house run with the democratic primary win in 2008. speaking in ohio, mitt ro
i'm amy goodman. voting is underway across the country as americans head to the polls to decided 2012 election between president obama and republican challenger mitt romney. the outcome will again hinge on the results and a handful of battleground states, namely ohio, florida, iowa, and virginia. addressing supporters in wisconsin, president obama said his initial campaign vow of change is still under way. >> when i say, wisconsin, that i know what real change looks like, you have cause...
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i'm amy goodman. president obama is holding the first of a series of meetings at the white house today on averting the so-called fiscal cliff of expiring tax cuts and automatic spending reductions set to take effect at the end of the year. under the terms of last year's debt deal, obama and senate democrats must agree on a deficit reduction package with house republicans or face automatic cuts that will likely contract the economy. labor groups including the heads of the afl-cio and seiu will sit down with obama today, followed by corporate ceo's on wednesday. the president has vowed to@ resist republican calls for extending tax cuts to the wealthiest americans, but has signaled he may compromise on reducing so-called entitlements such as medicare and social security. speaking on msnbc, independent senator bernie sanders of vermont said the 2012 elections signaled a rejection of the republican agenda. >> the middle class of this country say, yes, we have to do deficit reduction but don't cut social se
i'm amy goodman. president obama is holding the first of a series of meetings at the white house today on averting the so-called fiscal cliff of expiring tax cuts and automatic spending reductions set to take effect at the end of the year. under the terms of last year's debt deal, obama and senate democrats must agree on a deficit reduction package with house republicans or face automatic cuts that will likely contract the economy. labor groups including the heads of the afl-cio and seiu will...
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i'm amy goodman. "the new york times"is reporting high-level officials were notified in the late summer about the decision of david petraeus to resign. the relationship between him and his biographer paula broadwell was uncovered in an investigation. members of congress have complained they were not informed of the findings until just after the election. as head of the cia, petraeus oversaw the agency's use of drones for targeted killings abroad and had recently pushed the white house to push for a major expansion for the agency's drone fleet. petraeus also oversaw the search of troops over president bush and also commanded coalition troops in afghanistan. in a letter to the cia, petraeus said of the extra marital affair, "such behavior is unacceptable as a husband and a leader of an organization such as ours." in news from afghanistan, a british shoulder -- soldier has been shot by an insider wearing an afghan uniform. international forces returned fire, killing a member of the afghan army. it is not
i'm amy goodman. "the new york times"is reporting high-level officials were notified in the late summer about the decision of david petraeus to resign. the relationship between him and his biographer paula broadwell was uncovered in an investigation. members of congress have complained they were not informed of the findings until just after the election. as head of the cia, petraeus oversaw the agency's use of drones for targeted killings abroad and had recently pushed the white house...
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i'm amy goodman. i am glad to be home. with temperatures dropping into the 30's at night, concern is growing for the nearly 2 million people still without power after superstorm sandy. while power had been restored to most of manhattan, many of the hardest-hit areas of the city@ remain in the dark, including s.i., rockaways, and red hook. in new jersey, more than a million people without power. new york mayor michael bloomberg said 40,000 displaced residents are now in need of shelter. we begin today in the rockaways, a peninsula located in the southeast section of the city. our producer mike burke travel there on friday. >> if he did not see the people sitting outside, it looks like a war zone. it is eerie. >> we are here at 91st street in the pharma section of queens, new york. four days after hurricane sandy devastated this community. we are standing next to what was the boardwalk that used to stretch along the beach. the boardwalk now takes up much of the street. you can see it on top of cars that were part here. resid
i'm amy goodman. i am glad to be home. with temperatures dropping into the 30's at night, concern is growing for the nearly 2 million people still without power after superstorm sandy. while power had been restored to most of manhattan, many of the hardest-hit areas of the city@ remain in the dark, including s.i., rockaways, and red hook. in new jersey, more than a million people without power. new york mayor michael bloomberg said 40,000 displaced residents are now in need of shelter. we begin...
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i'm amy goodman. >> it must be stopped. you must stand united on this incident out frightful assassin of our youth. you can do it by bringing about compulsory education on the subject of narcotics in general. marijuana, in particular. >> more than seven years after the film "refer badness close coast of hysteria over marijuana usage, colorado and washington have become the first states to legal marijuana for recreational use print in a historic move, 52% of voters in colorado supported amendment 64, which will amend the state constitution to allow those 21 and older to purchase up to 1 ounce of marijuana at specially regulated stores. adults would be permitted to grow up to six marijuana plants in their homes. meanwhile in washington state, initiative 502 passed by a 10- point margin. now marijuana reform advocates are preparing for a showdown with the federal government, which still considers the plant a dangerous drug. on wednesday, marijuana reform activists in colorado and washington said they hoped to provide a model f
i'm amy goodman. >> it must be stopped. you must stand united on this incident out frightful assassin of our youth. you can do it by bringing about compulsory education on the subject of narcotics in general. marijuana, in particular. >> more than seven years after the film "refer badness close coast of hysteria over marijuana usage, colorado and washington have become the first states to legal marijuana for recreational use print in a historic move, 52% of voters in colorado...
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i'm amy goodman. israel is continuing to pound the gaza strip with airstrikes amidst fears that israel could launch a ground invasion. at least 21 palestinians have died in the most recent round of violence while three israelis died on thursday. israel said it launched 150 airstrikes overnight while palestinians fired a dozen rockets into israel. among the casualties was the 11- month-old son of a bbc arabic journalist. an associated press photo showed jihad misharawi clutching the wrapped body of his baby, who was killed by an israeli round that struck his home on wednesday. white house press secretary jay carney told reporters thursday -- speaking later thursday, mark toner said the onus is on hamas to stop the violence. >> the onus here is on hamas. as jay carney just said from the white house, it claims that the best interest of the palestinian people at heart, but through its actions, it is showing a far different agenda. >> israel has also continue to prepare for potential ground invasion of gaz
i'm amy goodman. israel is continuing to pound the gaza strip with airstrikes amidst fears that israel could launch a ground invasion. at least 21 palestinians have died in the most recent round of violence while three israelis died on thursday. israel said it launched 150 airstrikes overnight while palestinians fired a dozen rockets into israel. among the casualties was the 11- month-old son of a bbc arabic journalist. an associated press photo showed jihad misharawi clutching the wrapped body...
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amy goodman, democracy now. wither here rig -- join her hee travis smiley. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with amy goodman. that is next time. we will see you then. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminating hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more.
amy goodman, democracy now. wither here rig -- join her hee travis smiley. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with amy goodman. that is next time. we will see you then. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely...
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goodman actually has gone around with a kind of a tour of this video c.n.n. was showing c.n.n. domestic was showing the simulations or some cases aerial photos but in most cases almost cartoons of the smart bombs going in chimneys c.n.n. international which we were not seen in the united states was showing people on the ground being blown up. and people dying as a result of that do you think that the reason why eighty three percent of americans support this drunk this drone war whereas the pakistanis are horrified by at is because we're our media is totally failing to show us what it really is doing. well i think there's a couple of clips i think there's a couple of problems and issues with the drone campaign first of all it's being launched in areas which are basically very primitive and basic and where there is virtually no media to report back accurately so what they're doing is they're taking the word for the cia the cia is saying drone launched ten militants killed twenty thirty whatever it is no substantiation no transparency no way to make that to chal
goodman actually has gone around with a kind of a tour of this video c.n.n. was showing c.n.n. domestic was showing the simulations or some cases aerial photos but in most cases almost cartoons of the smart bombs going in chimneys c.n.n. international which we were not seen in the united states was showing people on the ground being blown up. and people dying as a result of that do you think that the reason why eighty three percent of americans support this drunk this drone war whereas the...
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i am amy goodman, and pennsylvania is being called for president obama, and now what -- fox news and another are calling another for obama. elizabeth warren has held massachusetts seat. a republican candidate has gotten a senate seat in texas. in a closely watched race in indiana, it is projected in the republican will be beaten. he is notorious for saying he opposes abortion in cases of rape because pregnancies from rape are something that god intended. and joseph kennedy the third won a decisive victory over a republican. meanwhile, voters in massachusetts approved a law allowing people to use marijuana for medical purposes. jesse jackson jr. is the projected winner of his illinois house race, according to cnn. polls closed in iowa, montana, nevada, and utah. they remain open in about half a dozen states. cbs is calling new hampshire for president obama, and nbc is saying he will win in new mexico. in the battleground states, president obama has a 1% lead in florida, according to cnn. join us online tonight. the discussion on facebook, and join in on twitter. also, for the first ti
i am amy goodman, and pennsylvania is being called for president obama, and now what -- fox news and another are calling another for obama. elizabeth warren has held massachusetts seat. a republican candidate has gotten a senate seat in texas. in a closely watched race in indiana, it is projected in the republican will be beaten. he is notorious for saying he opposes abortion in cases of rape because pregnancies from rape are something that god intended. and joseph kennedy the third won a...
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"jimmy kimmel live" is back in two minutes with john goodman, hi, i'm amy for downy unstopables in-wash scent boosters, here with my favorite new intern, jimmy. mmm! fresh! and it's been in the closet for 12 weeks! unbelievable! unstopables! i'll show you how! ♪ just shake them into the washer i can't believe this lasts 12 weeks! neither can they. so you're going on tour to prove it. downy unstopables. follow jimmy's unstopables tour on youtube. ♪ downy unstopables. ♪ >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- john goodman. from "nashville", hayden panettiere. and music from mgk. with cleto and the cletones. and now, the why wait? here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ it's "jimmy kimmel live" [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hola. thank you. welcome. that's very nice. i'm jimmy, i'm the host, thank you for watching, thank you for coming. to visit. you know, we were -- we were not here last night. we were off last night because of election coverage. in case you hadn't heard, president obama defeated mitt romney last night. we know this for sure despite the fact that the ret
"jimmy kimmel live" is back in two minutes with john goodman, hi, i'm amy for downy unstopables in-wash scent boosters, here with my favorite new intern, jimmy. mmm! fresh! and it's been in the closet for 12 weeks! unbelievable! unstopables! i'll show you how! ♪ just shake them into the washer i can't believe this lasts 12 weeks! neither can they. so you're going on tour to prove it. downy unstopables. follow jimmy's unstopables tour on youtube. ♪ downy unstopables. ♪ >>...